Come the holiday season and you’re clean eating efforts can go right out the window if you don’t pay attention to what you’re eating and enjoy in moderation.

It’s so easy to pack on the pounds when the holidays roll around, especially when you’re surrounded by tantalizing sweet treats. But this year, you can take a different approach and bring yummy, healthy desserts to your holiday gatherings. You will know that they are of a healthier variety, even if others don’t!

You could jazz up your traditional holiday with uniquely healthy and delicious desserts. The best way to increase the nutritional value of your desserts is by substituting in whole wheat flour for bleached white flour, focus on whole grain, substitute nuts milks for dairy (I’m a big fan of almond milk), and especially by using natural sugars instead of refined ones (think raw honey, pure maple syrup or agave nectar). How about oatmeal almond cookies, no bake chocolate chip cookies or pumpkin mousse, all simple to make and healthier than your average holiday dessert?

Come join me on Wednesday, October 26th at 6:00 PM and I’ll show you how! I am offering a fre*e, fun and interactive workshop at the New Haven Public Library. I’ll be whipping up some tasty holiday treats using natural sweeteners, nuts, seeds and grains – a healthier spin for the upcoming holidays.

We’ll talk about eating in moderation and more mindfully enjoying these treats so you don’t need as much to feel satisfied. And there will be lots of samples too.

Hope you can join in the fun! Click here to register for this workshop.

Filed under: Agave Nectar, Holidays, clean eating, weight gain